University of West Florida men’s soccer head coach Bill Elliott led Chattanooga FC to the team’s second straight National Premier Soccer League Regional Title with a 3-2 victory over Myrtle Beach on Saturday.

Elliott is in his fourth season as the head coach for Chattanooga FC in the NPSL.

“Our success in Chattanooga is no accident,” Elliott said. “It is a result of an incredible organization top to bottom. As a coach I’ve been able to go throughout the southeastern United States and take some of the top NCAA and NAIA players and combine them into a really deep and talented team.”

Chattanooga FC has had immense success with Elliott at the helm during the past four seasons. The team has won four consecutive NPSL Southeast Conference Championships, back-to-back NPSL South Region Championships and two NPSL National Championship appearances.

CFC also won the Steinbrecher Cup in May 2015, a tournament that featured the top amateur club teams in the United States across the NPSL, United States Adult Soccer Association and United Soccer League Premier Development League. It is regarded as the national championship of amateur soccer in the United States.

Elliott was also named the NPSL National Coach of the Year in 2014 and was invited to participate as a coach at the NPSL Professional Combine in conjunction with Major League Soccer in Fort Lauderdale last season.

The five-time Gulf South Conference coach of the year will enter his 21st season as the head coach for the West Florida men’s soccer program in the fall. Elliott uses this opportunity to coach in the NPSL as a chance to expand his coaching experience.

“This is a great opportunity for me as a coach because I am involved in the game at a higher level,” Elliott said. “The NPSL is a league that basically bridges the gap between college soccer and professional soccer in the United States, and I feel that my experience benefits me as a coach for the University of West Florida.”

A trio of former West Florida men’s soccer student-athletes are on the Chattanooga FC roster, including CFC team captain James Moore, Matt Aldred and Stephan Hohn.

“Every year we are producing players at West Florida who can play at the next level,” Elliott said. “Matt Aldred and James Moore have had professional careers and have made the decision to join Chattanooga instead of continuing their careers in the United Soccer League. We also have other players playing in the USL including Richard Dixon and Sean Reynolds, Keith Savage in the NASL, as well as other former players continuing their careers in Europe.”

Chattanooga FC will host the NPSL Midwest Region Champion Indiana Fire in the NPSL National Semifinal at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Elliott will be looking to lead his team to his third national championship game after leading CFC to the title game in his first season in 2012 and in 2014.